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The cPulse is seen in action being used as a home rave device (via Codlight ) The French company, Codlight Inc. is currently seeking funding on Kickstarter to produce one of the first fully customizable LED Smartphone cases. While the prospect of becoming…

A mock up of the much awaited iWatch which will be unveiled at the September 9 th Apple event As some of you may already know, Apple is holding a huge media event on September 9 th , and it is suspected by everyone in the Macrumors community and beyond…

Motorola’s Project Ara. Building your own smartphone seems like a dream. I hope this catches on. (via Motorola ) Every smartphone has features some users do not want or could do without. It is in that sense that Motorola has turned to designing a modular…

Fairphone. Fighting exploitation in the Congo. (via Fairphone) Most consumers who purchase Android smartphones know what features it has, the hardware that is at its core, how fast it runs - and that in a few months it will be obsolete. Some consumers…

OwnFone in use promo (via myownfone ) Are you overwhelmed by all the options of cell phones or smart phones, data plans and contracts, a myriad of downloadable apps, Bluetooth, NFC, GPS or mobile TV? Most likely as a nerd or geek, you are not, but our…

How ChatPerf works. (via ChatPerf ) In an odd but intriguing creation, Japananese company ChatPerf gives phones the capabilities of delivering smells with your text messages or e-mails. Using odors and scents to enhance experiences is not a new idea.…

Ubuntu Edge conceptual design. Fitting in with the industry standard motif. (via Indiegogo ) Four respective companies --Apple, Google, Microsoft and Blackberry-- currently dominate the world of mobile devices. Of those four, two, iPhone and Android-based…

(Left) Cell user in Kenya (via Konrad Glogowski & PBS) (Right) Malaria outbreaks in Kenya (via MARA ARMA) The African continent has long endured a battle with Malaria. Groups like the World Health Organization have been able to reduce the number of deaths…

TansOS concept (via International Journal of Cloud Computing ) It is only an amount of time before cloud computing becomes the prominent method for storing and receiving data for your computers. Key advantages to cloud computing consist of automatic updates…

If only all cell-phone towers could look this good. The Montjuic Communication Tower in Spain. Also a functional sundial. Designed by Santiago Calatrava. (via Geoff Zeiss) Since the emergence of smart phones and mobile devices such as tablets, sending…

Ingress city map screen capture. Is it like a clear-the-dots game? Perhaps a real Pacman? (via Ingress ) The premise: Scientists discover a mysterious energy of unknown origin somewhere in Europe. The team suspects that this energy is altering how the…

(via DoCoMo) One of the most appealing features of new phones or updates is the improving of useability. Not having to press multiple buttons multiple times to get back to the home screen or the most used apps, for example. NTT DoCoMo, the Japanese mobile…

Boasting on the iPhone sensors (via samkhamis.com ) Startup company Adament Technologies is working on releasing a sensor that can plug into iPhones and can detect smells as good as a dog's nose. Sam Khamis, the founder and CEO of the company, received…

Stanford R. Ovshinsky 11/24/1922 - 10/17/2012 Inventors and scientists don’t necessarily need formal training to become noted in their profession. This was the case for Stanford Ovshinsky who holds over 400 patents garnered in over a fifty year period…

(Left) Mali T678 block diagram (Right) Mali real-world perfomrance test (via ARM) When it comes to mobile computing, ARM Holdings is the boss. The Samsung Galaxy S III exhibits the greatest graphics power around utilizing ARM's quad-core Mali 400 GPU…